HYDERABAD: Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday paid tributes to social worker and writer Vattikota Alwar Swamy on his birth anniversary. Alwar Swamy, who belonged to Cheruvu Madaram in Nalgonda district, played a key role in the library movement, an official release said.
Chandrasekhar Rao said Alwar Swamy fought against oppression and was even imprisoned for fighting for the poor. Alwar Swamy wrote “Prajala Manishi” novel and also several stories.
Stating that Alwar Swamy gave away his personal library for setting up the present City Central Library, Chandrasekhar Rao said the library would be named after Alwar Swamy. “A statue of Alwar Swamy would also be installed on the premises,” he announced and said the works of Alwar Swamy would be published by the Telugu Akademi.